Serving-machine



W..GREEN.. SERVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1920.

1,382,502 Patented June-21, 1921.

3 SHEETS -SHEET 2- INVENTOR A'n'. ORNEY WIL'NE: 5

UNITED STATE P A E o e eE.

WILLIAM GREENQQF PORTLAND, OREGON.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIAM Portlanch in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Serving-Machines, of wh ch'the followlng is a. specifieatlon.

' Because of exposureito the elements rigglngs of ships are covered wlth a fine rope, 1W118, or hemp wh1ch .iswound around the cable comprising the rigging; This rigging the same with the marline around the rigging cable. The operation, as stated, re-

quires the employment of two hands, the

process is slow and tedious, and consequently the application of the cover to the cable is both laborious and expensive.

The process of winding theouter covering on the r gging cable is referredto 1n the art as serving, and it is the ob ect of the present invention to producea motor operated means which will effectively wind the outer cover- 1ng, commonly referred to as marline, on a cable rigging in an easier, quicker and better manner than has heretofore been accomplished.-

A further object is to produce a serving I machlne which shall bejautomatic in action,

cheap 1n construction, efficient inoperatiolr and which will necessitate only the employment of an unskilled hand for attending the produce an automatic serving machine for ,b the' drawi gs. m

the covering of ship riggings wherein the mechanlsm employed for WlIlCllIlg the marline around the rigging cable may, by re verse. operation, be also employed for sup plymg the machlne with marline as the same is used up. i g V The foregoing objects, and others which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood. may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative arrangementfof parts, such as isillustrated GREEN, a 1 'citizen of the United States, residing at provide bearings for caster wheels 6. the' base 7 of the frame 2 there is mounted SERVING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 21,192 Apphcationfiled m 15, 1920. Serial No. 381,767. y

In the drawings I Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the machine in operation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

F ig. 3 is an end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view approximatelyv onthe line t 4 of Fig. 3.

F 1g. is a sectional view approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View approximately' on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a detailsectionalview approxi- I mately on the line-77 of Fig. 4. 1

- The cable 1 to be covered is arranged longitudinally in the room. of the workshop in whlch the serving operation-is accomplished.

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The improved servmg machine includes a frame that is mounted on wheels and casters for movement through the workroom longitudinally of the cable.

i Theframe is broadly indicatedbythe nu-;

meral 2, and has its lower corners at what I will refer to as the front of the machine provided with wheels 3 that have their shafts journaled in suitable brackets 4 which that are arranged. inward of the outer corners of the sa1d frame, and thesebrackets a motor 8. This motor may be of any desired or preferred type, that disclosed by the drawings being in the nature of a small electric motor which receives power from the therein.

The corner members of the frame are preferably arranged at an inward angle source of electricity for lighting the workshop and for driving other machines with respect to the longitudlinal plane of.

the same frame, and the said corner posts,

at the upper ends thereof are connected by.

both cross beams 9 and longitudinal beams 10. The cross beams 9, at a suitable distance from the center of the frame have also members 14, as a matter of fact comprise.

v On the plate 12, adjacent to of the frame there are secured the angle; leg portions 18 of elevation bearingsrl l. The

only the lower sections of bearings for a two-part hollow shaft which is broadlyindioated by the numeral 15. 7 members of the bearings are: indicated by 1 the numeral 16 and are adjustably'connected to the lowerbearing members 14 by ele- The upper ments 17 V Each of the sections of the shaft 15 is semi-cylindrical in cross section, and are preferably hingedly connected 5 together'., "These secti'onsehowevenare susceptible to adjustment with respect to each other so that cables'l of varying thicknesses may be received through the bore of the shaft. The

V' haft is also arranged for free turning in its bearlngs. l v v T r a 1 on theend of the shaft at what I will.

' term the rear of the framethere is a fly wheel 1 8. The means for securing this fly wheel,

Easwellas the other elements which are attached to the shaft and which will hereinafter beset forth in detail, are adjustable, *being preferablyin the nature of binding elements 19 so that the memberswhich are associated'with the shaft will be effectively cross sectional diameters of the shaft incident to the different sizes ofcables'that pass ftherethrough. In a-linewith the belt wheel 20'jon the powershaft of the 'motor 8there V '.is, a pulley wheel 21 on the shaft 15, and

v trained anendles's belt (22.

"there is'a spool 26on which themarline or the-wrapping rope or-wire for the cable 28 wound. On the outer collar24 is a pipe or I 'ftube 29. 'This tube hasits outer end round- 'e'd inward'lyfrom the spool 26 and its inner iend, on its-outer faceslo'tted, as at 30. The marline is passed through the tube; and passed through the slot thereof; and is first wound around and preferabl .60

The motor is reversibleso that the belt 22 rmz g be turned in either of two directions.

nthe shaft 15, at the front end of the frame, there are two spaced' collars 24E24. These collars are sustained on the shaft by binding-elements 25. Between the collars the windingthereof 'on-thecablefor moving the frame longitudinally of the cable." we w 7 knotted r on thecable. 'Onejofthe sections of the shaft 15, at the front end of the device is projected-over the ehd of theother section.

f the wound cord or marliiie on the cable is received inthe bore of the projectingseotion of the-shaft. The cord or marline contacting with the wall of thebore will be wound on the cable for only one thickness thereof. 7

' The motor is operated to revolve the shaft inone direction. Themarline will windofl of the spool on to the cable. Theend twist 'ofthe marline will contact with the outercollar 24. fThe' tube which provides the guide arranges the'marline so that it will be properly fed on to the cable. This contact ing engagement, with the end coil or twist of the, marline against the collar 2%1 -wil'l;- exert a pressure on said collar which is conveyed to'the frame;-*causing the frame to be moved longitudinally on the cable as the marline is wound on the said cable." Thus'the maexhausted the motor ishal-ted. fl Theend of anew marlineiis' 'sec'ured on the spool and the motor is caused to -turn the shaft 15m the." reverse; direction. 1 This again fills the n V 'spooL The shaft and frame arge'hel'dagainst' longitudinal movement by the" operator during the filling of the marline on :the spool.

The nature of the inventionfissuch-that the same is necessarily susceptible to-variousc changesand modifications, and. it is thought 7 that. the, foregoing description exemplifying the constructionillustrated by the drawings will make clear to 'those skilled in the art to which this invention relates th'e operatioin and'advantages thereof; Thede tails'of con struction, etc, are to be limited only by the 'scopeof'my claims. A i sustained thereon regardlessof the varying "1; "Ina serving machine; a'wheeled frame,

a hollow motor driven shaft thereon, a spool of cord supported on'theshaft a'tautly Sup 7 I ported cable passing through the bore of the around these :wheels 20 V and 21 there is shaft; "means for "feeding a strand of v cord acord being wound around" the-cable pasv the shaft is'rotated, means carried by the: shaft and overlying the woundcor'd on the cable for preventing-the bunching' of the-cord on I the cable, and meansactuated by the cord in t 2. In a serving device,a wheeled frame, a

sectionalshaft journaled in bearings thereon, 1 7 means for; revolvinglthe shaft, controlled means for said first mentioned means,. a

spool removably supported on,the shaft and "carrying a cord, a tautsupported cable passing'through the shaft, a guide fort'he' outer end strand of the cord for. directing the same onto the cable ito permit of the unwinding of the cord from'the spool and the Thus "winding thereof on thecable when the shaft is revolved; andisaid cord, during'the wind- *ing'thereof on to-the cable contactin with one end of the shaft and bywirtne'of tile said contact moving the shaft and frame longitudinally of the cable.

3. In a serving device, a Wheeled frame, a removabie sectional hollow shaft journal ed thereon, and one of the sections of the said shaft extending beyond theend oi the Other section, motor drive means between the shaft and frame, and said shaft receiving a taut supported cable therethrough, spaced collars on the shaft, a spool on the shafts between 10 the collars carrying a cord which is to be WOUHCl around the cable, and a hollow diree i ig member for the end strand of the cord, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. 15

\VILLIAM GREEN. 

